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Long lost historic spring resurfaces in central Springfield
lrussell@ky3.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Crews restoring a property in central Springfield unearthed a hidden treasure that just happens to be a part of Springfield history. Near the west end of a future park known as the West Meadows of Jordan Valley, they hit a gusher. In...Tags: Environmental Cleanup, Environmental Issues, Human Interest, Wars and Interventions, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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One Cabinet pick approved, two narrowly advance
WASHINGTON — President Obama's nominee to lead the Energy Department won unanimous confirmation by the Senate on Thursday while two other Cabinet choices narrowly advanced out of committee, amid complaints from Democrats over Republican delaying...
Tags: Gina McCarthy, U.S. Senate, Marco Rubio, Crime, Law and Justice, Republican Party
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Voice of the People, May. 17
High scandals This is in response to "Obama and overreach; Americans see evidence of truth-shading, arrogance and intrusion" (Editorial, May 15). There is no doubt that the Obama administration is suffering through an embarrassing scandal at the IRS....Tags: Taxation, Hillary Clinton, National Security, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, John Kerry
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Oakland County communities get $600,000 to help determine if contaminated land can be reused
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A $600,000 federal grant will help a number of Oakland County communities do environmental investigations of contaminated land to see if it can be reused. County Executive L. Brooks Patterson said Thursday in a release that...Tags: Environmental Issues, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Texas firefighters focused concern on toxic gases
WEST, Texas (AP) — When they saw 30-foot flames licking the sky inside a massive fertilizer plant, firefighters in this tiny Texas town rushed to evacuate nearby buildings and raced to spray water on tanks of chemicals, hoping to prevent a...
Tags: Companies and Corporations, Timothy McVeigh, Health and Safety at Work, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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RPT-ANALYSIS-Obama climate agenda faces U.S. Supreme Court reckoning
Reuters(Repeats with no changes) By Lawrence Hurley and Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - With a barrage of legal briefs, a coalition of business groups and Republican-leaning states are taking their fight against Obama administration climate...Tags: U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Texas College, U.S. Senate, Crime, Law and Justice, Global Change
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RPT-FACTBOX-U.S. climate change litigation highlights
Reuters(Repeats with no changes) May 16 (Reuters) - U.S. courts have become a battleground in the ongoing public debate over how to address climate change. Some of the significant cases include: - Massachusetts v. EPA: In a landmark 2007 ruling, the Supreme...Tags: Global Change, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Global Warming, Trials, Conservation
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GOP legislators use power to control local affairs
ATLANTA (AP) — Even with Republicans holding unprecedented political power across the South, Democrats remain mostly in charge of urban centers in otherwise conservative states. Yet increasingly that control is threatened, not at the ballot box, but...
Tags: Government, Mecklenburg County (North Carolina), Carolina Panthers, Voting, U.S. Congress
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FACTBOX-U.S. climate change litigation highlights
ReutersMay 16 (Reuters) - U.S. courts have become a battleground in the ongoing public debate over how to address climate change. Some of the significant cases include: - Massachusetts v. EPA: In a landmark 2007 ruling, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 against...Tags: Global Change, Global Warming, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Trials, Conservation
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Florida A&M University's legacy is one of improving lives, community
Over the past 18 months, Florida A&M University has become an institution of national interest for a lot of the wrong reasons. But as the media repeatedly asked what went wrong at FAMU and focused on unflattering news stories, it may have been easy...
Tags: Science, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), Environmental Issues, Florida A&M University, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Federal omission in closing oyster farm broke law, court told
SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Interior Department violated federal law by failing to conduct an environmental review before ordering a Northern California oyster farmer to shutter his operation, attorneys for the farmer told a federal appeals court panel...
Tags: Government, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Congress, Ken Salazar
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Tuesday Morning Reads: College Prez pay, insurance and lawmaker health care
TALLLAHASSEE -- Good morning and happy Tuesday. Here's what we're reading this morning. * The Orlando Sentinel writes that despite U.S. House Speaker John Boehner's insistence that they were done with earmarking, Florida legislators have still...Tags: John Boehner, Environmental Issues, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida)
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